The jury convicted Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, 47, of conspiring to make false statements to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making false statements to the agency, and illegal possession of a machine gun. He was convicted on 11 of 15 charges.

Wendt was indicted in December 2022, accused of lying to the bureau in official letters asking to buy the machine guns or to see them demonstrated.

Authorities say he bought machine guns for the police department, then sold them for an almost $80,000 personal profit. Trial evidence showed he bought machine guns for his gun store, including a .50-caliber machine gun he mounted to his own armored Humvee, using the letters, federal prosecutors said.

  • Ghostalmedia
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    829 months ago

    Real talk though, who hasn’t lied to the FBI to get .50 caliber guns to mount on top of their personal armored hummer? Right?

    • FartsWithAnAccent
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      289 months ago

      I do it annually, they really spruce the garage up!

      • @andrewta
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        179 months ago

        Mount them in the upstairs windows, really adds to the decor.

        • @betterdeadthanreddit
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          119 months ago

          Pair the optional bluetooth pan/tilt motorized mount and trigger assembly with your Nest doorbell camera’s home assistant base for a complete security solution.

    • @EdibleFriend
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      79 months ago

      How else are you supposed to get through that traffic when the super bowl parade ends?